Cabletron Systems TRMM-2, User Manual

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CONTENTS
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APPENDIX A INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE-RING MMAC
FUNCTIONALITY
A.1 Why Use Multiple Rings? ............................................................A-1
A.2 The Flexible Network Bus (FNB) .................................................A-1
A.2.1
New Terminology ............................................................A-1
A.3 Comparing Port Switching And Single Ring MIMs ......................A-2
A.3.1
Single Ring Versus Port Assignment Management
Modules...........................................................................A-4
A.3.2 Mixing Single Ring And Port Switching MIMs .................A-4
A.4 Available Rings............................................................................A-4
A.4.1
FNB Rings .......................................................................A-4
A.4.2 Auxiliary Rings ................................................................A-5
A.4.3 Bypassed Rings ..............................................................A-5
A.5 A Sample Configuration...............................................................A-6
APPENDIX B STATION PORT INTERFACE
B.1 Connections Within The Host MMAC ..........................................B-1
B.1.1
Connections To Single Ring MIMs ..................................B-2
B.1.2 Connections To Port Switching MIMs .............................B-3
B.2 Connections Outside The Host MMAC........................................B-4
B.3 Side-Band Management..............................................................B-5
APPENDIX C BEACONING PROTECTION AND RECOVERY
APPENDIX D SPECIFICATIONS AND SETUP REQUIREMENTS
D.1 TRMM-2 Specifications ...............................................................D-1
D.2 LM Terminal Setup Requirements...............................................D-1
D.3 Pinouts For Ports And Cables .....................................................D-3
D.3.1
STATION Port .................................................................D-3
D.3.2 COM Ports ......................................................................D-3
D.4 Environmental Requirements ......................................................D-6
D.5 Regulatory Compliance ...............................................................D-6
D.6 Year 2000 Compliance ................................................................D-6
APPENDIX E SUPPORTED MIB GROUPS
INDEX